Trump says elections needed in Ukraine as Zelenskyy allegedly has 4% approval rating

US President Donald Trump has said that Ukraine needs to hold elections because incumbent President Volodymyr Zelenskyy allegedly has a low approval rating.

Source: Trump at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago

Details: According to Trump, it is not Russia that is demanding elections in Ukraine, but the objective situation, as there have been no elections for a long time.

Quote: "We have a situation where we haven’t had elections in Ukraine, where we have martial law, where the leader in Ukraine, I hate to say it, but he’s down at 4% approval rating… I would say that, you know, when they want a seat at the table, wouldn't the people of Ukraine have to say like, ‘You know, it’s been a long time since we’ve had an election.’ That’s not a Russia thing, that’s something coming from me and coming from many other countries also."

Details: Trump did not explain, however, where his polling data came from.

Background: The Kyiv International Institute of Sociology concluded in a survey conducted as of December 2024 that while the percentage of Ukrainians who do not trust Zelenskyy rose to 39% during the year, 52% trust the head of state.

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